Combination brush and shoehorn



Oct. 29, 1968 J. w. HAUSER COMBINATION BRUSH AND SHOEHORN Filed April 14, 1967 wa /WU ww United States Patent 3,407,423 COMBINATION BRUSH AND SHOEHORN Jon W. Hauser, St. Charles, 111., assignor to National Brush Company, Aurora, 111., a corporation of lliinois Filed Apr. 14, 1967, Ser. No. 630,856 1 Claim. (Cl. 15-105) ABSTRACT OF THE DISCLDSURE A shoebrush having means to slidably receive a shoehorn stored thereon. The shoehorn has resilient means to engage means on the brush body to retain it in place.

The invention is concerned with a combination shoebrush and shoehorn wherein the parts are essentially molded from plastic material. The brush body is formed with a channel in which the shoehorn may be normally seated and said shoehorn has resilient disengageable means that engages means formed in the brush body to retain the shoehorn in place in the channel. Specifically, the resilient means is comprised of a tongue lying outside the plane of the shoehorn and which is engaged over a lip formed integral with one end of the brush body.

It is, therefore, an object of this invention to provide a combination shoebrush and shoehorn of novel construction.

Another object is to provide the body of a shoebrush with reception means for an associated shoehorn.

Another object is to provide a combination shoebrush and shoehorn with novel detachable means to retain the two elements in an assembled relation.

Another object is to provide a combination shoebrush and shoehorn which is not expensive or difiicult to manufacture, is simple to use and is very efiicient in use.

The structure by means of which the above noted and other objects and advantages of the invention are attained will be described in the following specification, taken in conjunction with the accompanying drawings, showing a preferred illustrative embodiment of the invention, in which:

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of the brush and shoehorn assembly;

FIG. 2 is a longitudinal sectional view of the assembly;

FIG. 3 is a plan view of the brush body;

FIG. 4 is a transverse sectional view of the body, taken substantially on line 4-4 of FIG. 3; and

FIG. 5 is a top plan view of the shoehorn.

Referring to the exemplary disclosure of the invention 5 as shown in the accompanying drawings, the assembly comprises a shoebrush 11 and a shoehorn 12. The brush is comprised of an elongated body portion 13 formed preferably from suitable shape retaining plastic material hav- 3,407,423 Patented Oct. 29, 1968 ing bristle means 14 projecting from one face thereof. The other or top face of the body is longitudinally dished to provide a longitudinal channel 15 of substantially less width than the width of the brush body. As best shown in FIG. 4, the channel terminates in abrupt side edges 16 formed by longitudinal marginal flanges 17. One end of the body is undercut to form an end lip 18 having an aperture 19 therein for a purpose to be explained presently. This lip has on its upper surface a transverse reinforcing rib 21.

The shoehorn, best shown in FIG. 5, also preferably is fabricated from shape retaining plastic material. It cornprises a body 22 that is peripherally contoured as shown and is relatively thin. It terminates at one end in a finger engaging portion 23 of reduced width which may be apertured, as at 24, to facilitate hanging of the shoehorn or the assembly from a suitable hanger. Formed inwardly of and closely adjacent to the finger portion 23 is a tongue 25 that is ofiset downwardly from the plane of the shoehorn body, as shown, a distance substantially equal to the thickness of the end lip 18 on the brush body. This tongue carries an upwardly directed projection 26.

As best shown in FIG. 2, when the shoehorn is telescoped or laid in the brush body channel 15, the tongue 25 is engaged beneath the body end lip 18 with its projection 26 engaged in the opening 19. This engagement frictionally holds the brush and shoehorn assembled and in a manner that affords separation easily of the shoehorn when its use is required.

I claim:

1. In combination, a brush including an elongated rigid body having bristle means projecting from one face thereof; a longitudinally extending dished recess in the other face of said body, a shoehorn of conforming shape nested in said recess, a resilient tongue on one end of said shoehorn, and an undercut in the body to receive said resilient tongue.

References Cited UNITED STATES PATENTS 267,668 11/1882 Brown 223-118 1,163,399 12/1915 Fox 223-118 2,184,827 12/ 1939 Willmot 132-121 XR 3,050,760 8/1962 Darnell 15-113 FOREIGN PATENTS 1,111,741 11/1955 France. 1,232,547 1/ 1967 Germany.

107,848 7/1917 Great Britain.

308,161 3/ 1929 Great Britain.

355,051 8/1931 Great Britain.

DANIEL BLUM, Primary Examiner. 

